Autumn Masterclass Workshop 2 – Wanaka

Duration: 4 Day

Location: Wanaka & Central Otago

Price: $2,200

26th - 29th April 2018

Our Central Otago photography tour is programmed in for the month of April when the Autumn colours are at their best. With landscape photographers Rob Brown and Mark Orbell as your guides, and utilising comfortable 4WD vehicles, we will be able to take you into some of the most interesting and photogenic places of Central Otago.

We will base ourselves in Wanaka in excellent accommodation and there will be time during the evenings to download our photographs and work on post-processing.

If you are arriving via Queenstown airport we can pick you up the day before and that evening your guide will meet with all participants to discuss the programme.

LEARN

Autumn colours photography

High country landscapes

Panoramic landscape photography

EXPERIENCE

Otago Autumn colours

4-day 4x4 tour

Day 1

The course starts with a short briefing on the next few days and a morning classroom session to get everyone up to speed before we explore some autumn locations around Wanaka. In the late afternoon, we head out in 4WD's to capture the high country around Wanaka.

Day 2

A pre-dawn start sees us heading into the Nevis Valley for sunrise. We spend all day driving through the Nevis and finish with a sunset shoot around Alexander before heading back to Wanaka.

Day 3

We head up into the autumn colours of Alexandra in the morning before finishing at a highland location in the Central Otago mountains. The landscape here is quite different to what we have experienced around Wanaka, and there is always the chance of being able to photograph New Zealand falcons at one the locations we choose for sunset.

Day 4

After an early morning sunrise shoot around Wanaka, we spend some time reviewing photographs from the previous four days and work on some post-processing techniques, before returning to Queenstown to connect with late afternoon flights.

The order of each day's shoot may be changed due to weather, but we will go to all of these places on the itinerary.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Class Size

Maximum group size of 8. Groups of 3-4 will be led by only one tutor and groups of 5-8 will be led by two tutors. Limiting class sizes ensures we provide you with the best learning environment possible, including expert guidance, instruction and personal attention, according to your learning style.

Itinerary

Our exact schedule will be determined according to the whole group’s photographic objectives and the weather. We keep a flexible itinerary to accommodate this. We will spend the workshop instructing and shooting, often from before dawn until after dark. At some point during the weekend the tutors will give a lecture on their photographic ability and how you can apply their systems and vision to develop your own unique style.

Transport

We will meet the group at Queenstown Airport at the start of the workshop and provide transport to the whole workshop and return you to Queenstown at the end of the workshop.

Physical Difficulty

A minimum level of physical activity is necessary to enjoy the workshop. All locations we shoot will be within an easy walk along the coastline, but sometimes over rocky beaches carrying your own equipment. If fitness or mobility is an issue please let us know - there are often locations which offer great shooting possibilities close to the road or our accommodation, or sometimes we also have the option to split the group.

Equipment & Experience

Ideally, you will have a basic knowledge of photography and be comfortable adjusting camera settings such as aperture and shutter speed. An aim of the workshop is to give you more confidence in the creative control of camera settings and shooting in manual mode. We will have a brief session at the start of the workshop, covering camera settings and controls, to be sure everyone is up to speed.

Camera Equipment: Our workshops focus on how to use your camera, not your type of camera. A basic list of recommended camera equipment can be found here

Clothing:A list of recommended clothing to wear on the workshop can be found here

Booking & Payment

A non-refundable deposit of NZD$400.00 is required to reserve your space for the workshop. The remaining balance is due 14 days prior to the start of the workshop. You may pay in full at time of booking, the balance (minus the deposit) will remain fully refundable until 14 days before the workshop.